Chapter 377 - Chapter 377: 136. Human-shaped machine” (1/2)
Chapter 377: 136. Human-shaped “machine”
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Northeast of Union City, more than thirty kilometers away, there is a river that flows towards the eastern part of Alchemist Island.
The water current is swift, with numerous tributaries. Along the river, there are many Alchemy Farms that produce grains, fruits, tea leaves, and vegetables.
At the estuary where the river meets the eastern ocean, the riverbed extends in a trumpet-like shape to the sea surface, forming a typical coastal plain, which is known as Delta Plains.
The terrain is flat, with an appropriate slope, and stable geology, providing an excellent anchorage space.
Moreover, as the mouth of the river is wide and deep without ice, and it is backed by Union City, the area has been developed into the largest port in Fission Wilderness.
This port connects with coastal cities like Reefstone City, Seashell City, Baldur’s Gate, and Dagger Beach along the west coast of the Kashel Continent and other important cities within the Golden Federation.
Who is the big boss behind this port?
The answer is the Golden Commerce Guild.
Union City is divided into 20 sectors. Sectors 1 to 6 are controlled by the Re-forged Association. Sectors 8 to 11 are managed by the subsidiaries of the Life Essence Society. Sectors 12 to 17 are governed by one or two medium-sized factions. Sectors 18 to 20 are mixed.
The Golden Commerce Guild occupies Sector 7, sandwiched between the Re-forged Association and the Life Essence Society. The number of sectors controlled by the Golden Commerce Guild is small, but it does not mean they are weak.
The port at the northeastern entrance of Union City is called Union Port and is completely controlled by the Golden Commerce Guild.
This is just one of the ports controlled by the Golden Commerce Guild.
It is through these ports, as well as their armed alchemy ships on the sea, that the Golden Commerce Guild can stand on equal ground with large alchemist factions such as the Re-forged Association and the Life Essence Society.
It is precisely because the Golden Commerce Guild fully controls the ports that the shipping information of the Blackwater Winery Sales Company, including the cargo ship’s number, schedule, shipowner, and employer identity, can appear on the intelligence brought by Cindy to Noland Lee.
Noland, relying on this detailed intelligence, accurately figured out the shipping situation of the Sales Company. The next cargo ship returning from the Tatis Empire will arrive in 5 days.
This date is a full 4 days later than the time indicated on the schedule.
There are no big storms on the nearshore route from the Tatis Empire to Union Port. The reason for the delayed arrival of the cargo ship cannot be due to weather or ocean currents. It must have something to do with the departure time of the cargo ship.
A delay of 4 days means the cargo ship stayed in the Tatis Empire for an extra 4 days.
This phenomenon of “late arrival” doubled Noland’s attention to this cargo ship.
Noland calculated with the sea chart received from Cindy.
At this moment, the cargo ship should be in the sea area about 500 kilometers southeast of Union City. That is the so-called “Public Sea Area,” which means a public area not belonging to any country.